Woman slowly recovers from rape

Erinn, the single mother who was kidnapped and raped by a former Westminster police detective, stands in Windrows Park in Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday. She grew up near the park. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The young woman formally known as Jane Doe leans against a tree in a park near her home – the same tree she used to play on as a girl.

It's a hot Thursday afternoon at Windrows Park in Rancho Cucamonga, two days after she learned that the man who abducted and brutally raped her – former Westminster Police Detective Anthony Orban — may spend the rest of his life in prison for the April 3, 2010, attack.

Jane Doe has a name: Erinn.

We’re not using her last name, at her request, but Erinn wants the public to know there's a person behind the previously faceless victim of a notorious crime.

Speaking exclusively to the Register about the crime and its aftermath, Erinn wants the public to know that, after a long struggle, she’s happy.

“I've waited over two years for this,” she says about being interviewed. “I'm strong and I'm blessed, very blessed.

“I have a reason to smile,” she adds. “And I won't apologize for that.”

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“How are you doing?”

In the days and weeks after the attack, everyone would ask her that question.

Erinn, the single mother who was kidnapped and raped by a former Westminster police detective, stands in Windrows Park in Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday. She grew up near the park. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Erinn says she will continue to reach out to other victims of sexual assault. She says, "It's not the victim's or survivor's fault that it happened. There's nothing to be embarrassed about.” PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Erinn, the single mother who was kidnapped and raped by a former Westminster police detective, said she thought about her then-3-year-old son when she was being brutalized on April 3, 2010, and knew that she could not give up hope of getting through the attack. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Erinn says of her attacker, Anthony Orban: "To be honest, I don't hold any ill will toward him, because that's one part of my life he would have power over.” PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Erinn, the single mother who was kidnapped and raped by a former Westminster police detective, says she refuses to apologize for being able to smile, laugh and be happy. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Erinn wears this denim bracelet inspired by a rape victim. Its message: "Just because I put it on (clothing item) doesn't mean you can take it off." PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Erinn is diagnosed with PTSD but no longer requires medication and no longer is in therapy. PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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